THE ROLE OF SCHOOL SUPERVISION AND QUALITY ASSURANCE IN ENHANCING EDUCATIONAL STANDARDS IN PUBLIC SENIOR SECONDARY SCHOOLS IN BAUCHI STATE

Abstract

This study examines the Role of School Supervision and Quality Assurance in Enhancing Educational Standards in Public Senior Secondary Schools in Bauchi State. The study employed a survey research design. An instrument titled: school supervision and quality assurance (SSQA) were used to collect relevant data for the study. The secondary schools involved were selected based on simple random sampling technique and the statistical tools employed to analyze the data collected were mean and standard deviation were used for the research questions while the T-test statistical tool used to test the hypotheses at 0.05 level of significance. The population of the study was 50, with sample size of 44. A structured question was the instrument for data collection. The sample size was used for the study comprised of 44 participants. one research questions and one research hypotheses were formulated to guide study. The research instrument was validated by two experts in measurement and evaluation, ensuring content validity and reliability before administration. The survey results revealed that there is a significant influence between supervision of lesson plan, supervision of instruction, supervision of instructional materials and quality assurance. The study found that effective school supervision significantly enhances quality assurance by improving lesson planning, instructional monitoring, and resource utilization in public senior secondary schools. Finally revealed that there is impact of school supervision and quality assurance on public senior secondary schools. Based on the analysis, the following recommendations were made, the quality assurance must work together with the teachers almost on a regular basis to enforce on school effectiveness. The school administrator must guarantee teachers’ motivation and training.  Government should budget adequately for the educational sector and it includes all the logistics, materials and necessary infrastructural needs of schools with a conducive learning environment for quality education.